SAP BUSINESSOBJECTS BI PLATFORM - ADMINISTRATION & DEPLOYMENT

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

• Identifying the Components of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence BI Platform
• Describing the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform
• Describing the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Architecture

Content and Objects in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

• Viewing Objects in the BI Platform
• Organizing Objects in the BI Platform

User and User Group Security in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

• Setting Up Users and Groups
• Administering Rights

Application Security in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

• Modifying Access to Applications
• Securing Application and System Rights

Content Distribution Using Scheduling and Alerting

• Scheduling Objects
• Managing Calendars
• Managing Events
• Configuring Notification and Alerting
• Managing Report Usage

Publications and Publishing

• Designing Publications

Installation of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform

• Installing SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform: Server Side Installation
• Installing SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform: Client Side Installation

Web Application Management

• Configuring Web Application Servers
• Managing Web Applications

Server Administration and Management

• Configuring the Central Management Console (CMC)

Managing Servers and Server Intelligence Agents (SIA) with the Central Configuration Manager (CCM)

Operating the Central Configuration Manager (CCM)

Monitoring SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform System Landscape

• Monitoring the BI Platform
• Configuring the Monitoring Application

File Repository Server Management

• Administering the File Repository Server
• Using the Repository Diagnostic Tool

Job Server and Event Server Scheduling

• Configuring the Adaptive Job Server
• Managing Web Intelligence Document Schedules
• Configuring a Connection Server

Dashboard Servers

• Configuring Dashboard Servers
• Managing Dashboard Design Servers
• Managing Crystal Reports Servers

Crystal Reports Servers

• Configuring Crystal Reports Servers
• Managing Crystal Reports Servers

Explorer Servers

• Configuring Explorer Servers
• Managing Explorer Servers
• Managing Information Spaces

Central Management Server (CMS) and System Databases

• Managing the Central Management Server and System Database
• Configuring auditing

Reviewing Architecture, Administration, and Security in SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform

• Describing the BI Platform Architecture, System, and System Element
• Identifying Key Architecture Flows
• Reviewing SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Security

Identifying Requirements

• Assessing your Organization's Environment
• Identifying Requirements using the Jade Publishing Case Study

Planning a Deployment

• Identifying Factors to Consider when Deploying a BI Platform 4.2 System
• Identifying Factors that Influence the Deployment Process
• Identifying Factors to Consider when Installing a Deployment
• Identifying Factors to Consider when Configuring a Deployment

Deployment Design and Sizing

• Designing an SAP Business Intelligence Deployment
• Designing a Scalable System
• Preparing a Sizing of a BI Platform Deployment

Deployment and Configuration of an SAP Business Intelligence Platform 4.2 System

• Planning a Deployment Solution
• Configuring the Web Tier for High Availability
• Configuring the Management Tier for High Availability
• Configuring the Storage Tier for High Availability
• Configuring the Processing Tier for High Availability
• BI Platform Pattern Books and Best Practices for Deployment
• Server Groups

Disaster Recovery in the SAP Business Intelligence Platform 4.2

• Planning for Disaster Recovery

Content Management Planning

• Preparing to Manage Content
• Upgrading a Deployment
• Managing the Life Cycle of a Deployment
• Moving Objects from One Deployment to Another

Deployment Administration